Garden Experience Guide

The Garden Promenade

The Garden Promenade celebrates Ottawa’s garden culture with over 70 experiences through some of the region’s most beautiful must-visit gardens. The Garden Promenade route spans from Rideau Hall to the Central Experimental Farm, to LeBreton Flats then to Sussex Drive via Wellington Street or Gatineau and includes the Rideau Canal UNESCO World Heritage Site among other prestigious historical landmarks and attractions; bicycle and pedestrian pathways; and unique garden venues perfect for hosted events and celebrations. Planned programming for the Garden Promenade shines the spotlight on hot trends, garden design, garden culture and garden heritage.

Memorial University of Newfoundland Botanical Garden, St. John's,
Newfoundland and Labrador

Daniel A. Séguin Garden, Saint-Hyacinthe,
Quebec

Royal Botanical Gardens , Burlington,
Ontario

Jardin botanique Roger-Van den Hende, Québec,
Quebec

Serre du parc du Centenaire, Etobicoke,
Ontario

Jardin botanique de l’Université d’Alberta, Edmonton,
Alberta

Domaine Joly-De Lotbiniere, Sainte-Croix,
Quebec

Larry HodgsonCanada's Garden Route Spokesperson

Author of "A Garden Lover's Guide to Canada"

Bring the kids

Summer’s here and Canada’s public gardens are at their best. You know you want to visit them yourself – who wouldn’t want to stroll through a beautiful park filled with flowers – but maybe you feel you’re so tied up with your children or grandchildren you just can’t get away. Well, there’s an easy solution to that: bring them along!